Ishi, you are spot on this issues, especially the time we spend online. I like to blogging but only to a certain extent. Other platforms are used to connect but there is a fine balance on what we can do online.

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I agree with your point. Professionalism is key in certain situations and setting professional boundaries, respecting and accepting others regardless of their backgrounds and gender or sexuality is essential in maintaining harmonious relationships between the teacher and students. My motto is to always keep it simple, real and respectful.

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Qishen – I agree that motivation may be the result of mindful thinking. We are always motivated for or against something based on a variety of factors. However, as you noted in your post, I believe that a strong culture of learning based on the self-consciousness of learners is important to both the teacher and the student for knowledge creation to occur.

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Hi Medha, I totally agree that academic bullying is an unwelcome problem in some institutions of higher learning. Bullying should not be permitted or tolerated in any way, shape or form, on or off campus. I remember Dr. Nelson alluding to this in class. In fact, we need more safe spaces on campuses. I believe all universities should have a zero-tolerant anti-bullying policy.

Hi Farha, I could not agree more with your post and argument, especially your statement on the “increased academic stakes of not getting higher grades and always being in a competition with peers that I often found myself being in a constant state of confusion and lack of interest in learning.” I guess it is just a stage in our academic careers to feel that way.

One aspect of this horrifying story that I think the biomedical community as a whole needs to consider is what this means for the law. Everyone recognizes that this guy engaged in research misconduct and will probably lose his job/get fined, but nothing in any legal system exists to deal with this. This guy didn’t meet any formal definition of a violent crime or abuse, but it really seems like he did. I think that there are going to be a lot of conversations related to the law evolving to deal with new bio-ethical violations as scientific progress continues.

As a STEM major I will agree with the need for liberal arts in our education. I think it has made me a better with logic problems and to question some of the science I read. I think I saw a statistic that humanity majors make up less than 5% of undergrad majors. I am curious if this drop is due to the wage gap between liberal arts and other majors ? Do you think there is anyway we can excite upcoming students to pursue a liberal arts degree ?

Thanks for the post! Yeah, I have not thought about teaching itself and only focused on the research itself. You are right. Teaching materials also need open-access so more instructors can have access to the most updated information on certain topics and convey that information to the next generation.

e platform that can help an individual (or perhaps an organization) network and learn to effectively communicate with their audience. Agreed. However, I’m not sold on the idea of networking via The Internet. Is it really necessary that my peers know and follow my thoughts?

I’ve never been much of a blogger, or blog follower, for that matter. I was required to blog in PFP (GRAD 5104) and though my response was to fear and resist, I did feel a sense of satisfaction when I received positive feedback from my peers. That being said, outside of class I am still hesitant to post my thoughts to The Internet for public viewing. (I prefer reposting other people’s thoughts or educational content. That’s still a form of blogging, right?)

My level of blog knowledge is admittedly archaic. I am

I appreciate this post so much! I also wrote on my blog for this class about the expenses of higher education. I enjoyed reading your perspectives here about potential explanations for the cost of college. I have to wonder if high-cost administration salaries are not a big part of the blame for the high sticker-price of so many colleges and universities.